Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s built of cellulose ...

Syngenta Biotechnology China-led research, with partners in the U.S., France, the UK, Chile, the Netherlands, Argentina, and ...

The first-ever synthetic multicellular organism is ready to come to life after a Sydney breakthrough 10 years in the making.

Microbial organisms dominate life on Earth, but tracing their early history and evolution is difficult because they rarely ...

Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

In a recent study, researchers gained new insight into the lives of bacteria that survive by grouping together as if they ...

Previously believed to be plant or fungi, these giant organisms may have been a now-extinct fourth type of life.

The research indicates that the limitations on the size of proteins has been a crucial trigger in the development of life ...